The 1959–60

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season was the 57th in the history of the league, an English

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competition. The league split into a Premier Division and Division One, the first time the league had had two hierarchical divisions since 1919–20. Bath City won the championship, whilst Clacton Town,

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, Folkestone Town and Guildford City were all promoted to the Premier Division. Eleven Southern League clubs applied to join

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at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Premier Division

Premier Division was formed at the end of the previous season, with eleven top clubs from both North-West and South-East divisions joined. At the end of the season Headington United was renamed

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League table

Division One

Division One was formed at the end of the previous season with clubs finished below eleventh place in North-West and South East divisions joined. Also, Division One featured ten new clubs: *Eight clubs from the disbanded Kent League: ** Ashford Town (Kent) ** Bexleyheath & Welling **

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** Folkestone Town **

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** Ramsgate Athletic **

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** Tunbridge Wells United *Plus: ** Hinckley Athletic, from the Birmingham & District League **

, from the

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League table

Football League elections

Eleven Southern League clubs (including Guildford City and Romford from Division One) applied for election to the Football League. Although none were successful,

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were elected at the expense of

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.A history of admission to the Football League
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References

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